# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `20191010596` · 10/9/2019 · MURRIETA, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 39571 Los Alamos, MURRIETA, CALIFORNIA, 92564
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was exiting a vehicle on a mail route when the employee slipped and fell to the ground, fracturing the right leg. The employee was hospitalized.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*